The immune cells that protect us from infection and cancer seek out a wide array of fuel sources to power their function -- including some long thought to be cellular waste products. The findings lay the foundation for future personalized dietary recommendations designed to supercharge the immune system and augment...
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‘Nutri-Score’ label may counter misleading sugar claims on groceries, analysis suggests
A new analysis suggests that the Nutri-Score -- a label indicating the overall nutritional quality of a food product -- can counteract the misleading effects of sugar claims.
Study fails to show that dogs or wolves can form reputations of humans
A small study did not find evidence that wolves or dogs could form reputations of humans as 'generous' or 'selfish' with food, after direct or indirect interactions.
Coral Rescue in Miami Beach
A team of coral researchers from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the University of Miami (UM) rescued 43 coral colonies after a sea wall collapsed at Star Island, near Miami Beach.
Deep Concern About Food Security in Eastern Africa
The Horn of Africa is facing drought and crop failures after four inadequate rainy seasons.
Worst-Ever U.S. West Nile Virus Outbreak Potentially Linked to a Wetter-Than-Average 2021 Southwest Monsoon
The largest identified single outbreak in U.S. history of West Nile virus disease, a potentially fatal mosquito-borne illness, occurred in Arizona last summer.
New 3D model shows: Megalodon could eat prey the size of entire killer whales
Megalodon, the largest shark that ever lived, is famous for its huge, human-hand-sized teeth. However, there is little fossil evidence of its whole body. International researchers have now used an exceptionally preserved specimen to create a 3D computer model of its full body. Their results suggest that the megalodon could...
How environmental changes affect the shapes of RNA in living cells
The impact of environmental conditions on the dynamic structures of RNAs in living cells has been revealed by innovative technology.
Social and communication skills co-evolve
The more complex the social group in lemurs, the more signals the animals use to communicate.
How the Earth is Changing
Climate change is a complicated phenomenon with a variety of both abrupt and gradual effects that scientists are working hard to uncover.